John Nasaye

Writer. Developmental Editor. Copywriter. Ghostwriter. Non-practicing Intellectual. Startup Enthusiast. Book Lover. Book Reviewer. Jazz fanatic. Gooner.

[John Nasaye @nasaye]

Cat Meat https://t.co/LxB5BWDJ98

[Adam McDaniel @adammcdan]

@btaylor "when they came for the em-dashes, i didnt say anything since i didnt use them"
"when they came for the 'its not x its y', i didnt say anything since i didnt use that"
"then they came for the oxford comma. Ana there was no one left to speak out for me."

[John Nasaye @nasaye]

My beloved em dashes 😞

[Bret Taylor @btaylor]

I deeply resent that AI has forced me to eliminate em dashes from my writing for fear of signaling slop

[Bob Golen @BobGolen]

After a songwriter dies, he will decompose

[Francesca Leader @mooninabucket]

Be funny, guys. The robots are really bad at being funny.

[John Nasaye @nasaye]

@SueNyathi @guardian 👏👏👏👏

[Francesca Leader @mooninabucket]

Should literary journals start requiring handwritten manuscripts? Given that half the attraction of using AI is the time it (supposedly) saves, maybe this would help deter AI use? 🤔

[Kiswili Cyprian @kharsh_art]

Not everybody is gonna love your art. Do it anyway.

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

Electricity costs have gone up again.

EPRA has added new charges that will increase power bills by Sh5.18 per unit in July.

[Words & Wisdom @WordsnWisdom26]

"What you cannot avoid, just welcome it"

— Chinese proverb

[Ulugbek S. Kamilov @prof_kamilov]

Academia is fascinating. You spend years becoming the world’s expert on something eight people care about, and three of them disagree with you.

[WARÚHIÚ @kamauwaruhiu]

It's not in your head , you are not doing anything wrong . Kenya has just become too expensive.

[Nithya Shri @Nithya_Shrii]

The distance between your house and your job affects your quality of life.

[Shimon Aine @ShimonAine]

Uganda is preparing a team that will beat Argentina and Fifa at once.

[ً @artfuIchaos]

don’t let your empathy rob people of experiencing the consequences of their actions.

[CREATIVE WRITING NEWS @cwritingnews]

Enter the Open Arts Prize for Fiction 2026. Black and African writers can win $500 for unpublished fiction exploring the theme Inheritance.

Deadline: 31 July 2026

https://t.co/4pnEzuz8Yb

[Hannah Sanguli @Cheupeann]

@kipmurkomen Ah yes, another masterclass on ethics and ethnicity from someone who expects us to believe their CS appointment was nothing but pure merit. That's a level of confidence most of us can only admire. Anyway try and do your job. Wachana na kizungu mingi hapa.

[John Nasaye @nasaye]

@CSakwah Good going!

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Never underestimate the power of daily reading and learning.

[John Nasaye @nasaye]

"If your wife has locked you out of the house and you cant get in, your problem isn't the door." Anne Lammot

[ꨄ︎ @providentialy]

Half the game is getting yourself out of environments that no longer serve you.